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Ecobank Wins Award for Best Trade Bank in Nigeria

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:53:32 +0000

Ecobank was named the Best Trade Bank in Nigeria by London-based Trade Finance magazine in their 2013Â Awards for Excellence. Their annual survey ranks firms based on votes gathered from industry players and members of the magazineâ€™s editorial team. Manufacturers, exporters, importers, traders, government and multilateral agencies were consulted for their input on this survey. This award comes amidst a growing demand for trade finance, as Nigeria continues to implement

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Meet BRYMO, Africa’s Best Song Writer of the Year 2014 (AFRIMA Awards)

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 19:41:34 +0000

Olawale Ashimi Aka Brymo wasnâ€™t born in a wealthy family but with his great voice and talent for music, he is listed (AFRIMA Awards 2014) as one of Nigeria and Africa’s most successful artist. He was born in 1986, the son of a carpenter father and a petty trading mother. At the age of 14 he wrote his first song and was so pleased with the results that he decided

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The 2014 Cartier Womenâ€™s Initiative Award Goes To…

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:17:52 +0000

One of the most prestigious womenâ€™s business awards (The Catier Women’s Iniative) were announced this OctoberÂ at the Annual Global Meeting of the Womenâ€™s Forum in Deauville, France. The Cartier Womenâ€™s Initiative Awards aims to identify and support women entrepreneurs in the start-up phase through funding and coaching, to foster the spirit of enterprise by celebrating role models in entrepreneurship, and to create an international network of women entrepreneurs and

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Akon ft. D’Banj -In FROSH Production

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:35:21 +0000

Another Nigerian-Atlanta conection by music superstars,Â Dâ€™Banj and Akon who recently announced that they are working on a massive collaboration. Both Artists took time off the set of the new video they are working on, to show-offÂ pictures on their Instagram pages. Throwing around words like Frosh and Feeling a Nigga, which is believed to be the two singles they are working on. “FROSH” and â€œFEELIN A NIGGAâ€Â Akon captioned the first

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